Power-Ups as Still Life
I used to go to art class when I was younger, and would have to pretend to be interested in drawing a jar and some fruit sitting on a table to learn about perspective and…
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GAAM: It’s A Secret to Everybody
Large Shield, Edmund Dansart Remember how we discussed supporting your local geek-based events a few weeks back? I mentioned a little organization called GAAM (Games Arts and Music) and their efforts to bring gaming culture…
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Ellie’s Swimming Solution
The Last of Us was a great game, but didn’t really have very many puzzle elements. Really, it only had two. One was figuring out which chunk of wall you could lean a ladder against,…
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Six Brutally Violent Scenes From Gaming (With Video)
In case you can’t tell from some of my stuff in the last week, like this, and this, I have been in a pretty dark space lately. But unlike most, I don’t grab the longest…
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Power Rangers Get Animated, and Awesome
With every childhood franchise under the sun being remade or rebooted, I’m surprised that no one has tried to reinvent Power Rangers yet. It seems like it will be coming, and when it does,…
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What?? It Looks Like Game Boy is Evolving!
Game Boy successfully evolved into Game Booze! Game Booze learned “Jim Beam.” Trainer learned “Swig.” Trainer is confused Trainer hurt itself in the confusion. But seriously, pre-order one of these here to be the nerdiest…
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Well I Could Have Used This for Halloween
A few years back, I dressed up as Ash for Halloween to match my lovely Pikachu date. It was fun, but I was stuck awkwardly carrying around a plastic Pokeball all night which does NOT…
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Cosplay/Tattoo of the Day: Advent Shoulder
So, how do you show you’re loyal to a character past merely dressing up like him? Why, getting part of his armor etched on your body FOREVER. That’s the case with this wicked cool Final…
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An Early Gripe with Destiny
Bungie and Activision are sinking jillions of dollars and hours into Destiny, which they’re hoping is the next big video game franchise as their former creation, Master Chief, continues to age. I do like…